ACFW DFW will meet on Saturday, November 9th at 10:30am. November's meeting will be a 2-hour workshop featuring multi-published author Deborah Raney discussing "Surprising Secrets of the Writing Life." Here's what Deborah had to say about this topic:
SURPRISING SECRETS OF THE WRITING LIFE
Little-known
facts about what a working writer's daily life is really like. Did you know
that much of a writer's day is spent doing things besides writing?
Do you know why your agent earns his/her keep? What are the pitfalls of fame
and the myths of fortune? How do you deal with the green-eyed monster––yours
and fellow writers'? How does becoming a writer threaten your family life and
life as you knew it before you were a writer? All this and much more, including
what to do about it all!
DEBORAH
RANEY's first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures
film of the same title and launched her writing career after 20 happy years as
a stay-at-home mom. Since then, her books have won numerous awards including
the RITA, National Readers Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, the Carol Award, and
have twice been Christy Award finalists. Deb's 23rd novel, The Face of
the Earth, released from Howard/Simon & Schuster in May and her new
Christmas novel, Silver Bells, just came out from Guideposts. She
is currently working on a five-book series for Abingdon Press Fiction. Deb enjoys teaching at writers' conferences across the
country. She and her husband, Ken Raney, recently traded small-town life in
Kansas ––the setting of many of Deb's novels––for life in the (relatively) big
city of Wichita where they enjoy gardening, antiquing, movies and traveling to
visit four children and a growing brood of grandchildren who all live much too
far away. Visit Deb on the Web at www.deborahraney.com.
Cost for this workshop is $15 (plus an additional $2 fee for members only). Don't miss this great opportunity! We meet at the Bedford Public Library beginning at 10:30am.
Please note: There is a great deal
of construction in the area. Small orange detour signs are on the side of
the freeway to exit Forest Ridge at different exits. If you are traveling West
bound on 183, please use the exit for Central Dr., Westpark Way, and Forest
Ridge. If you are traveling East bound on 183, please use the exit for Bedford
Rd., Brown Trail, and Forest Ridge.
